Document - Instruction, Westinghouse Traction Brake Co, "Westinghouse - T5001-Straight-Air Brake Equipment", Mar. 1923

Physical description

Instruction - 48 pages + light brown card cover centre stapled with cloth binding on outer edge + 13 fold out drawings inside the rear cover, titled "Westinghouse - T5001-1 Straight-Air Brake Equipment". Dated March 1923.



Has a table of contents, outlines the rules of operating brake equipment fitted to tramcars, the SM3, SX2 brake valve, locomotive straight air, installation piping, wiring, maintenance - piston travel, lubrication, car tests, hints to Motormen and Conductors and General Hints. Schedule for SM-1 and featherweight equipment.



Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, valves, cylinders and governors.

Inscriptions & markings

On front cover in ink "Mr McLaren"

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